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Tertullus

orator accusing Paul

Orator who presents accusations against before Felix.

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A professional orator hired by the high priest Ananias and the Jewish elders to present the case against before the governor at in Acts 24. He opens with flattery toward Felix and accuses Paul of being a plague, a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes, and a profaner of . Paul answers him directly, and Felix postpones a verdict, leaving Paul in custody.

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